The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-01
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Mrs Carriers Kindergarten School COM
mences next Monday.
Bosworth Relief Corps Assembly will come
of at Gilbert's Academy tonight
Mr.. Frank Terrence, business manager of
the Redmond-Bary Co., is at the United
States Hotel
The Portland Base Ball team will play the
Washingtons in Washington, April 4th and
9TH.
Crows are flying inland and large hocks of
them were seen in the suburbs yesterday
headed toward the interior.
Officers Sparrow and Webster arrested
man named Green at the rink last night for
the larceny Of pair of skates
Hon. w. w. Thomas delivered his lecture
on "Gotland and the ancient city of Wisby,"
to delighted audience at Deering last eve
ming.
The mill in which Mr.. Mountfort was in
jured Saturday was owned by the West Fall
mouth Manufacturing Company, and not by
Small and Miller
Mrs. Emery was not injured by falling
from the horse car, Friday night, but by a
team driven by two reckless fellows just as
she was about to board the horse car.
The steamer New Brunswick, Capt. Colly,
is to go on the route of the steamer Cumber-
land while the latter is put in shape for the
summer travel.
The gentlemen connected with the Church
OF the Messiah will give supper at the YES
try of the church tomorrow evening at 7
o'clock.
The p II. S. class of 's6 will hold their first
annual reunion this evening at the Falmouth
Hotel. All members and ex-members are
cordially invited to be present.
Bishop Healy has published brochure
containing articles ON "Why have a Reli-
gon," why am 1 a Christian" "Why am
Catholic and other subjects.
The next session of Cumberland District
Lodge, l. o. Of G. T., will be held with En-
terprise Lodge No 17S, Proportion Wednes-
day, Feb. 9th, beginning at 10 o'clock.
Superintendent Andrews of the Norwich
and Worcester railroad telegraphs Superin-
tendent Peters, of the Rochester, that he can
guarantee no dispatch for freight or express,
owing to the strike in New York.
1t appears by the weekly statement pub
lished by the Mutual Life Insurance Compa-
ny of New York, that the company paid out
218,000 for death claims and endowments.
The Spring term of Miss Wolhaupter's
school, begins today. Miss Wolhauper be-
ing authorized by DR.. Rosenthal to teach the
Meisterschaft system in French will this term
give that language according to this method
At the regular meeting of the Portland
Board of Underwriters held yesterday morn
ing the regular routine business was trans
acted. 1t was voted to expel Charles A.
Sparrow from membership in the board
Along the line of the Maine Central rail-
road between the Transfer and Congress
street stations, large amount of earth is be-
ing removed by steam shovel to make room
for more tracks.
The ladies of the 7th Maine Auxiliary
Corps will meet with Mrs. Albert Simonton.
No. "a High street, this afternoon and even
ing, Feb. ist All comrades are invited to
the picnic supper.
The first number Of the Deering Register,
the new weekly paper, was published Satur-
day. 1t is edited by Thomas Harden of
Deering, and is printed by Ford & Rich of
this city.
A party Of about thirty, including num-
Der of ladies, visited Burnham's toboggan
slide last evening. Notwithstanding the
snow the, the slide was in good condition,
and the party had good time. When the
torches at the foot of the slide are burning,
they can generally be seen from the head of
Preble street. As the torches are only lit
when the sliding is good, when they can not
be seen it is safe to conclude to stay in the
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